Statistical data

In August 2017, the total business climate indicator increases by 0.5 percentage points compared to the previous month as a result of the improved business climate in retail trade and service sector. In industry, a decrease of the indicator is observed, while in construction it remains approximately to July level.

The producer price index in agriculture in the second quarter of 2017 increased by 2.0% in comparison with the same quarter of 2016. The crop output index decreased by 0.8%, while the animal output index increased by 6.3%. In comparison with previous year the prices of agricultural output went up by 4.5% due to the increase in crop output price index - by 3.9% and in animal output price index - by 5.3%.

The index of prices of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture in the second quarter of 2017 was 2.0% above the level in the same quarter of previous year and by 1.6% compared to 2016.

According to preliminary data during the second quarter of 2017 in comparison with the same period of 2016 there was an increase both in the goods carried and in the transport performance by the freight land and water transport.

In the second quarter of 2017 the transported passengers by passenger transport (land, water and urban electrical transport) increased by 1.2% compared to the same period of the previous year, while the transport performance decreased by 11.4%.

According to the preliminary data for the second quarter of 2017 the total turnover index in section ‘Transportation, storage and post’, calculated on the basis of seasonally adjusted data increased by 2.4% compared to the first quarter of 2017. In section ‘Information and communication’ the turnover index grew by 7.1%.

In the second quarter of 2017, 1 149.8 thousand Bulgarian residents made tourist trips. The majority (83.6%) of them travelled only within the country, 13.5% - only abroad and 2.9% - both in the country and abroad. Compared to the same quarter of 2016 the total number of the travelled persons aged 15 and over increased by 26.5%, as the number of the Bulgarian residents travelled only in the country increased by 31.1%, travelled only abroad - by 8.9% and the number of persons travelled both in the country and abroad - by 0.3%.

According to the seasonally adjusted data, the GDP growth rate in the second quarter of 2017 is 3.6% compared to the same quarter of the previous year.

The total income average per household member during the second quarter of 2017 is 1 355 BGN and increases by 9.4% compared to the same quarter of 2016.

The total expenditure average per household member during the second quarter of 2017 is 1 195 BGN and increases by 11.1% in comparison to the same quarter of 2016.

The consumption of main food products average per household member during the second quarter of 2017 compared to the same quarter of 2016 does not change considerable.

In the second quarter of 2017 the unemployment rate was 6.3% and the employment rate of population aged 20 - 64 was 71.7%.

The consumer price index in July 2017 compared to June 2017 was 100.3%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.3%.

According to the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute at the end of June 2017 the number of employees under labour contract increased by 2.8% as compared to the end of March 2017 and reached 2.34 million.

In the second quarter of 2017 in comparison with the first quarter of 2017 the average monthly wages and salaries increased by 3.4% getting 1 040 BGN.